Little Happier: It Makes Me Happy to Watch This Football Player’s Touchdown Celebration
Football player Jaylen Waddle has created a “touchdown celebration” that’s funny, humble, simple, and a clever play on his distinctive name.Get in touch: @gretchenrubin; @elizabethcraft; podcast@gretc...
13 Helmi 20232min
Ep. 416: Identify and Work Through Small Conflicts, Stay in Closer Touch, and How to Say the Right Thing
We talk about why it’s useful to identify and work through nagging conflicts (e.g.,whether and when to make the bed, load the dishwasher, get off your phone).We also discuss a listener’s hack that mak...
8 Helmi 202339min
Little Happier: Patti Smith and the Haircut that Changed Her Life
In a striking story from her memoir Just Kids, Patti Smith describes why she decided to cut her own hair and how that decision changed her life.Get in touch: @gretchenrubin; @elizabethcraft; podcast@g...
6 Helmi 20233min
More Happier: We Discuss How Parenthood Has Changed Us and the TV Show “Better Call Saul,” and We Both Learn Something New
We discuss two questions: whether parenthood has changed us and whether we ask ourselves rhetorical questions. Then we realize we’re not entirely clear on the definition of “rhetorical question.” We a...
4 Helmi 202318min
Ep. 415: Aim to Show Up, Agree on a Code Phrase for “Change the Subject,” and Why No One’s Right or Wrong
We talk about why it’s a good idea to aim to show up, and why it’s helpful toestablish a code phrase with your sweetheart to let them know, “Change thesubject.” We also talk about how to avoid argumen...
1 Helmi 202330min
Little Happier: The Old Story of Stone Soup Reminds Me that Magic Solutions Usually Don’t Exist
In an old story, a stone magically makes a soup out of water—but you do have to add carrots, beef, cabbage, onions, milk, salt, pepper, and potatoes. This story reminds me to be wary when someone offe...
30 Tammi 20236min
Ep. 414: Think About Your Past-Self. Plus a Valentine’s Hack, and Are You and Over- or Under-Estimator?
We talk about why instead of thinking about our future-selves, we might think about our past-selves. Also, a listener suggests a lovely family Valentine’s Day tradition, and we ask ourselves the quest...
25 Tammi 202329min
Little Happier: When Do I Feel the Joyous, Childhood Feeling of Expectancy?
Writer Betty MacDonald’s memoir reminds me that even as adults, to be happier, we should seek out experiences that will give us the “wonderful, joyous, childhood feeling of expectancy.”Get in touch: @...
23 Tammi 20233min
